[Remote] Senior Software Engineer - Cloud Infrastructure at Clickhouse

London, England, United Kingdom

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Not SpecifiedCompensation
Senior (5 to 8 years)Experience Level
Full TimeJob Type
UnknownVisa
Cloud Computing, Data Analytics, SaaSIndustries

Requirements

  • 5+ years of relevant software development industry experience building and operating scalable, fault-tolerant, distributed systems
  • Software development experience in Go, C/C++, Java, or another OOP language
  • Experience with cloud technologies such as AWS, Azure, or GCP, including infrastructure-as-code (IaC) tools such as Terraform or CloudFormation
  • Experience developing cloud infrastructure services, preferably with Kubernetes
  • Experience developing cloud native edge or service mesh services, preferably with envoy and Istio
  • Experience leading and shipping large scope technical projects in collaboration with multiple experienced engineers
  • Understanding of network topologies, protocols, and security principles, such as VPNs, firewalls, and load balancers
  • Knowledge of cloud security best practices, including encryption, access controls, and compliance standards like SOC2 and GDPR
  • Excellent communication skills and the ability to work well within a global team
  • Strong problem-solver with solid production debugging skills
  • Passionate about efficiency, availability, scalability and data governance
  • Thrives in a fast-paced environment, and sees self as a partner with the business with the shared goal of moving the business forward
  • High level of responsibility, ownership, and accountability

Responsibilities

  • Architect and build a robust, scalable, and highly available distributed infrastructure
  • Build a cutting-edge cloud-native platform on top of the public cloud, and automate cloud resource management
  • Work closely with ClickHouse core database development team, security team and partner with them to produce the SaaS offering
  • Work on routing and traffic components to improve the reliability and scalability of the cloud service
  • Systematically improve availability by applying industry and distributed systems best practices
  • Design and build security components & tooling: firewall, PKI and certificate infra, zero trust network, etc
  • Improve performance and cost efficiency of the infrastructure

Skills

Key technologies and capabilities for this role

Cloud InfrastructureDistributed SystemsPublic CloudNetworkingSecurityAutomationPKIZero TrustFirewallRoutingTraffic ManagementMulti-CloudMulti-Region

Questions & Answers

Common questions about this position

What experience level is required for this Senior Software Engineer role?

The role requires 5+ years of relevant software development industry experience building and operating scalable, fault-tolerant, distributed systems.

What programming languages or technologies are needed for this position?

Software development experience in Go, C/C++, Java, or another OOP language is required, along with cloud technologies such as AWS, Azure, or GCP, IaC tools like Terraform or CloudFormation, Kubernetes, and preferably Envoy and Istio.

Is this a remote position, or is there a location requirement?

This information is not specified in the job description.

What is the salary or compensation for this role?

This information is not specified in the job description.

What soft skills or qualities make a strong candidate for this role?

Strong candidates have excellent communication skills, the ability to work well within a global team, are strong problem-solvers with solid production debugging skills, and experience leading large scope technical projects in collaboration with multiple experienced engineers.

Clickhouse

High-speed column-oriented database management system

About Clickhouse

ClickHouse provides a high-speed, column-oriented database management system designed for developers and businesses that manage large-scale data. Its primary product processes analytical queries quickly by storing data from the same columns together, making it significantly faster than traditional row-oriented databases, especially in Online Analytical Processing (OLAP) scenarios. ClickHouse stands out from competitors by offering a free, open-source database that can be deployed on local machines or in the cloud, along with a fully managed service on platforms like AWS, GCP, and Microsoft Azure. The company's goal is to deliver a cost-effective solution that simplifies data management for its clients, as evidenced by user feedback highlighting substantial cost savings.

San Francisco, CaliforniaHeadquarters
2021Year Founded
$291.8MTotal Funding
SERIES_BCompany Stage
Data & Analytics, Enterprise SoftwareIndustries
201-500Employees

Benefits

Health Insurance
Unlimited Paid Time Off
Flexible Work Hours
Remote Work Options
Stock Options
Home Office Stipend

Risks

Redpanda Serverless poses a competitive threat in real-time data processing.
Integration challenges with PeerDB may delay expected benefits.
Dependency on Supabase could pose operational risks.

Differentiation

ClickHouse's column-oriented design offers superior speed for analytical queries.
The open-source model allows flexible deployment across various environments.
Integration with Grafana enhances data visualization capabilities.

Upsides

Partnership with Alibaba Cloud boosts presence in the Chinese market.
Acquisition of PeerDB enhances real-time analytics capabilities.
Launch of ClickPipes improves data processing efficiency for real-time updates.

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